History, Evolution, and Milestone Flashcards
which evidence supports the gathering of plants for medicinal purposes during the prehistoric period?
archeological (evidence)
the archeological evidence was found in what place, 30,000 BCE.
Shanidar
this was used to splint broken bones.
dry clay
primitive people in fear of diseases see them as?
evil forces or forms of hassle magic
what were the primary healers called during prehistoric pharmacy?
tribal healers and shaman
early people described illnesses with?
supernatural terms
healers at Shanidar placed the context of healing with?
good and evil spirits
used magical potions; they diagnosed and treated most serious illnesses
Shamans
they compounded remedies with influence of evil spells or spirits
Shamans
this stems from an emperor (about 2000 BC) who sought out the medicinal value of several hundred herbs; who is the emperor?
Chinese pharmacy; Shen Nung
he reputed to have tested many of the herbs on himself, and to have written a book (which translates to native herbal)
Shen Nung; Pen T-Sao
Pen T-Sao was said to have recorded how many drugs?
365 drugs
this is a mathematical design symbolizing creation and life.
Pa Kua
at some point, man began to document healing practices on (blank) as early as (blank) BC
clay tablets; 2600 BC
one of the earliest known records was written around 1500 BC was called what? and who was it named after?
Ebers Papyrus; George Ebers
how many remedies did the Ebers Papyrus contain? and how many drugs were mentioned?
800 remedies; 700 drugs
according to Ebers Papyrus, how do they protect clothing from mice and rats?
by applying cat’s fat
according to Ebers papyrus, this is referred to as “tumor against the god Xenus”
cancer
according to Ebers Papyrus, what was considered “a delightful remedy against death”?
half an onion and the froth of beer
antiquity
enumerate the organized great settlements
Nile, Tigris, Euphrates, Yellow and Yangtze, and Indus Rivers
antiquity
the changes that occurred that gradually influenced the concepts of disease and healing were evident in?
Mesopotamia civilization and Egypt
antiquity
Babylonians’ healthcare was provided by two classes of practitioners, namely?
asipu (magical healers) and asu (empirical healers)
antiquity
the asu manipulated drugs into dosage forms, namely:
suppositories, pills, washes, enemas, and ointments
antiquity
whose medical practices showed high level of pharmaceutical sophistication with wider range of dosage forms?
Egyptian/s (medical practice)
antiquity
they specialized in preparation and sale of drugs during the early years of medicine.
Mesopotamia
antiquity
the roots of modern medical profession in the West arose out of the flowering of which civilization?
Greek (civilization)
antiquity
earliest record of Greek civilization was a similar mixed concept of drugs, or known as?
pharmakon
antiquity
in his book, Odyssey, who referred to the esteemed medical wisdom of Egypt?
Homer
antiquity
this term translates to Greek physicians
Demiourgoi
antiquity
they diagnose the natural causes for illness, while not rejecting the use of supernatural healing
Demiourgoi (Greek physicians)
antiquity
some people with illnesses traveled to a temple of which God?
Asklepios
antiquity
she carries a magical serpent and a bowl of healing medicine; daughter of Asklepios
Hygeia
antiquity
the work of Homer was refined and codified by who?
Hippocrates of Cos
antiquity
who were the philosophers who built the foundations of previous natural philosophers?
Thales, Anaximander, Parmenides, and Empedocles
antiquity
the Hippocratic writers forged a conceptual link between environment and humanity by connecting the four elements with humors of the body, namely:
earth, air, fire, and water; black bile, blood, yellow bile, and phlegm
antiquity
who was the Greek physician who followed the Hippocratic method favored dietary and life-style adjustments over drug use.
Iatros
antiquity
the first great study of plants in the West was accomplished by?
Theoprastus
antiquity
he authored the Materia Medica and furthered the work of Theoprastus.
Dioscarides
antiquity
this was the standard of drugs for hundreds of years to follow.
Materia Medica
antiquity
he devised an elaborate system that attempted to balance the humors of a sick individual using drugs (coronary nature)
Galen (2nd Century CE)
antiquity
during the 2nd Century CE, what was used to treat external inflammation?
cucumber, a cool, and wet drug
antiquity
medicine in classic antiquity reached its pinnacle with?
Galen
the period of the first fall of Rome
Middle Ages (400 CE)
middle ages
first half of the millennium was referred to as?
Dark Ages
middle ages
what operated in conjunction with Greco-Roman healing methods closed?
Pagan temples
middle ages
when rational drug therapy was declined in the West, what was it replaced with and what was its teachings?
churches; taught that sin and disease were related
middle ages
stories of miracles were connected with them; twin brothers who healed the sick (AD 300) exemplifies the churches’ teachings
Saint Cosmas and Damian
middle ages
this place became renters for healing—both spiritual and corporal
Monastery (monasteries)
middle ages
they created their own classical medical texts and planted medicinal herbs in their garden
Monks
middle ages
as Western Europe struggled, a new civilisation arose—followed the teachings of?
Mohammed (570–632)
middle ages
the Arabs’ sophistication grew—Islamic medical men like (blank; 2 answers) added to the writings.
Rhazes (860–932) and Avicenna (980–1063)
middle ages
they rejected the old idea of foul tasting medicines work best
Arab physicians
middle ages
Arabs devoted a great deal of effort to make their dosage forms elegant and palatable; so they:
covered their medicine with gold, silver leaves; use sweetened vehicles
middle ages
by mid-thirteenth century, he ruled the Kingdom of Two Sicilies
Frederick II
middle ages
he codified the separate practice of pharmacy for the first time in Europe
Frederick II
middle ages
the proton-pharmacists during Frederick II’s rule called themselves what?
apothecaries
this is the beginning of the modern period; beginning of shared culture
Rennaisance and early modern Europe
rennaisance and early modern europe
in (year), what place fell into the conquering Turks, and the remnants of Greek scholarly community fled West
1453; Constantinople (currently Istanbul)